"The Battlefield series isn't just another war game franchise that's trying to compete with the first-person shooter Call of Duty; it's a series that offers an experience that's utterly distinct from Activision's testosterone-drenched celebration of war. The multiplayer in Battlefield places an emphasis on teamwork, communication, and vehicles, and this combination has appealed to those who don't care for the alpha-male play of Call of Duty.

"With only about one week to go to the launch of Battlefield 3, we are very excited to bring you our latest multiplayer gameplay trailer! This trailer features shots from all of our multiplayer maps, including the dramatic Damavand Peak.

"Dark Souls is difficult and frustrating, but you can do great things in the game. This is the sequel to the PS3 exclusive Demon's Souls, which became a cult hit due to its dense third-person gameplay and punishing difficulty. Every battle can have dire circumstances, and if you rush through an environment, you may find things that end your life very quickly. Control your movements, make good decisions about where to engage in battle, and be aware of everything around you—and you may succeed.

"Unreal Engine now runs in Flash and Crytek is considering porting CryEngine to Flash, but perhaps the Source Engine could go a different route. A software developer who works for Motorola Mobility has managed to get the engine and a level from Team Fortress 2 running in a browser using WebGL.

"If you happen to land on a modified Battlefield 3 server, you could be banned from Origin and all your games associated with the EA service."

"Epic Games Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Technical Director Tim Sweeney today presented the company’s award-winning Unreal Engine 3 (UE3) technology running fully inside an Adobe Flash-based environment during a keynote at Adobe MAX 2011, Adobe’s annual conference for developers, designers and business leaders. The live technical demonstration of “Unreal Tournament 3,” Epic’s blockbuster first-person shooter was visually enhanced for an unprecedented real-time experience inside Adobe Flash Player 11, which was released yesterday."

"A 46-year-old father of three has admitted to court officials that he attacked a teen boy who killed off his "Call of Duty: Black Ops" character. Mark Bradford, of Plymouth, England, became unhinged after his character was murdered, but also because he said the 13-year-old who took the shot called him a name. The two were playing the game over the Internet, and using microphones to talk. Bradford knew where the boy lived, stormed over to his house and grabbed the boy's throat with both hands, according to the youngster's mother, who came to his rescue, says a report in The Mirror.

"Nvidia has rolled out a new version of its Geforce driver that will deliver a better gaming experience in the upcoming Battlefiled 3 beta test. The new Geforce 285.38 driver support all the graphics cards since Geforce 6 series as well as ION GPUs. According to the release notes, the new driver increases performance in Battlefield 3 by up to 38 percent and improves overall stability and image quality."

"BioWare announced today that their upcoming MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, will launch on December 20 in North America, and December 22 in Europe. They've released a new trailer for the game, and reiterated that they'll be throttling logins early on to prevent server instability.

"We are happy to announce that the eagerly awaited Battlefield 3 Open Beta starts Thursday, September 29th! Running until October 10th, the Battlefield 3 Open Beta is your chance to play the game early, try out our free social platform Battlelog, and help us make the game even better by sending us your valuable feedback..."